CNS Drone

In January 2018, after two years of development and thorough testing, skyguide’s CNS Drone was mature and ready for deployment to regular operations on Swiss international airports: for preventive and corrective maintenance of ILS and VOR, as well as initial preparation of commissioning flight checks for new ILS.

In April 2018, Skyguide presented a paper at the International Flight Inspection Symposium (IFIS) describing the development project, the multicopter based measurement system and its first great achievements in terms of repeatability and accuracy.

Today, Skyguide’s CNS Drone, based on extensive experience and its high level of achievements, has opened new horizons in terms of ILS/VOR measurement techniques: for preventive and corrective maintenances, and for new ILS commissioning.

Following ICAO Document 8071, the excellent correlation enables a flight check reduction by 50% from 2022 in Switzerland (approved by the civil and military regulators). More than a complement to flight check, it is an enabler of the reduction of the CNS maintenance costs, as well as noise disturbance and CO₂ emissions.